On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 01:07:16 -0000, Rob Morley
wrote:

I wuz wunderin - would it be practical to use the copper foil technique
to replace in situ the odd piece in a pane that was made up with cames?

It certainly would - some people make up small foiled "roundels" with
lots of fine detail, then set them into a large window done by leading.

As a repair tecthnique, then I'm not so sure. If you're really just
replacing one broken pane, then the trick of snipping the corners with
side cutters, bending the lead out and then bending it back is easier.

Copper foil is _not_ weatherproof long-term (although how long it lasts
depends on technique). If you're doing this in an exterior panel, then
put a flat glass panel outside it.